Aliya

Meaning and origin of Aliya

Popularity of Aliya in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2017.
• Over recent years, Aliya has been stable (−1.4% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1 Aliya on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Aliya in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  330^th girls’ name31 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,281

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  302^nd girls’ name118 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,309+1.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  509^th girls’ name16 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,399

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  549^th girls’ name212 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,622−2.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  598^th girls’ name16 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,053

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  850^th girls’ name956 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,054+1.7% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Aliya and Alïya are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Alïya10
• Alya3,695
• Aliyah1,420
• Aaliyah980
• Alia810
• Alyah565
• Aalyah75
• Aaliya65
• Allya (in French)50
• Alïa40
• Allyah (in French)30
• Aliah (in French)30
• Alliyah (in French)25
• Aalya (in French)25
• Alyia15
• Alyaa15
• Allia15
• Alhya15
• Halya10
• Haliya10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Aliya

• Aminata
• Safiya
• Aleyna
• Assiya
• Fatoumata
• Amina
• Mariama
• Amira
• Aïcha
• Anaya
• Assya
• Kadiatou

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin